Bridgeton Police Detective Lt. Michael Gaimari on Friday stated investigators are looking into everything from the riggings that attached the trailer to the pickup truck, to whether speeding was involved, to the slippery condition of the road.

Newkirk remained in stable condition at Cooper University Hospital, in Camden, Friday.Shiloh Mayor Harold Davis said he has been in indirect communication with the family, adding that Newkirk had been “banged up pretty bad” in the accident.

“He’s pretty bruised up, he has some facial fractures, and an eye-socket fracture,” said Davis.

While the mayor has yet to meet with the other members of the borough council, Davis stated he is sure officials will organize a show of support in the near future.

“He’s been a long-time council member here and a member of the community,” said Davis. “I’m sure we’ll be doing something.”

According to police, shortly before 4 p.m. on Wednesday, a 1991 Chevrolet pickup truck driven by 23-year-old Pennsville Township resident Matthew W. Sturdivant was traveling west on Shiloh Pike, towing a 1991 Oldsmobile sedan on a flatbed trailer.

The trailer, with Oldsmobile, detached from the pickup truck, crossing over into oncoming traffic.

Newkirk, 77, was driving his 2005 Chevrolet Cavalier east on Shiloh Pike when the trailer and sedan struck him head-on in front of the Agway Farm and Garden store.

The Oldsmobile was ejected over Newkirk's vehicle, police said. It landed in the eastbound lane.

Newkirk and his wife, Florence Kennedy, 79, were trapped inside their car until police and rescue personnel responded with the Jaws of Life.

Kennedy was also taken to Cooper Hospital. She was later discharged.There were no other injuries, according to police.

Sturdivant was driving with two passengers, a 42-year-old female and a 21-year-old male, both from Delaware.

Sturdivant was taking the Oldsmobile to Pennsville Township, Gaimari said.